School Reading List Book of the Month

School Reading List Children’s Book of the Month

The School Reading List compiles this list of recommended books monthly. This children’s and YA books of the month list highlights new releases and editions of fiction and non-fiction books suitable for children and young adults aged 2-16.

Books for 10 year olds

Books for 10 year olds

Books for 10-year-olds – favourites chosen by children including titles by J.K. Rowling, Marcus Rashford, Adam Kay, Jacqueline Wilson, David Walliams, R.J. Palacio, Michael Morpurgo, Matthew Syed, Nick Arnold, Jason Reynolds & B.B. Alston.

Best books for GCSE. Suggested reading books for pupils in Year 10 in KS4

Year 10 recommended reading list for teens aged 14-15

A selection of reading books to challenge and interest Year 10 pupils – aged 14-15 – in KS4 secondary schools. Authors include Jeanette Winterson and JRR Tolkien.

Book series for children to encourage reading for pleasure

Book series for children to encourage reading for pleasure

Book series for children and teens to encourage reading for pleasure, including titles by Dominic Sandbrook, Liz Pichon, Harriet Muncaster, Kevin & Katie Tsang, Marie Lu Robert Muchamore and Jason Reynolds.

Adoption and families topic books

Families and adoption topic books

Children’s books about families and adoption for children aged 2-11 in EYFS, KS1 & KS2 – including stories by Samuel Langley-Swain, Jamie Lee-Curtis, Todd Parr, Phoebe Koehler, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Justin Richardson.

Diversity books for children in KS1 and KS2 primary schools

Teaching diversity through reading in primary schools

Books to help teach diversity to children in KS1 and KS2 in primary schools – with characters and settings to introduce age-appropriate discussions of the diversity of culture, race, ethnicity, gender, education, disability, identity, nationality, religion, sexuality, neurodiversity, social background, and beliefs.

Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week – our reading suggestions

Banned books week suggestions with middle-grade fiction, teen novels, nonfiction and picture books by writers including Roald Dahl, Judy Blume, Jason Reynolds, Raina Telgemeier, David Levithan and Sherman Alexie.

Twenty-Four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds

Twenty-Four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds

Twenty-Four Seconds From Now is a powerful and touching modern-day romance that will inspire older readers to trust their instincts and wait until they find ‘the one’. It will appeal to fans of Judy Blume and Kwame Alexander.

School Reading List Podcast

When is a quote not a quote? | Series 1, Episode 1

Season 1, Episode 1 of the School Reading List podcast. With new book post, 30 great books for July 2022, a step back in time to the world of Willard Price and ‘When is a quote not a quote?’

Carnegie Medal 2021 and Kate Greenaway 2022 shortlist of books

CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022 Shortlisted Books

Shortlists for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022 and Kate Greenaway award 2022 – recommended for children and young adults in primary and secondary schools.

Carnegie Medal 2021 and Kate Greenaway 2021 shortlist of books

CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021 Shortlisted Books

Shortlists for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021 and Kate Greenaway award 2021 – recommended for children and young adults in primary and secondary schools.

CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal shortlisted books 2019

2019 CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted Books

The 2019 shortlist of books for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019 – recommended for children aged 9-16 and young adults in primary and secondary schools.

 

Bestselling books by Jason Reynolds



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